“…Research shows that self-compassion is a key concept for well-being. For example, individuals with high levels of self-compassion have positive psychological characteristics such as psychological well-being (Akın, 2008), optimism (Ergün-Başak & Can, 2018), emotional intelligence (Ikiz & Totan, 2012), life satisfaction (Bluth & Blanton, 2014), positive emotion (Çarkıt & Yalçın, 2017) and forgiveness (Chung, 2016). One meta-analysis (MacBeth & Gumley 2012) found a large effect size when examining the relationship between self-compassion and depression, anxiety, and stress in 20 studies.…”